Media Stats: compare key data on South Africa & United States

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Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.

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STAT	South Africa	United States
Broadcast media	the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas	4
Households with television	59.2% Ranked 34th.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 65% more than South Africa
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	21.63 Ranked 116th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than South Africa
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	41 Ranked 102nd.	81.03 Ranked 26th. 98% more than South Africa
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	411.77 Ranked 103th.	803.03 Ranked 28th. 95% more than South Africa
Internet > Users per 1000	108.05 Ranked 81st.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than South Africa
Internet users	4.42 million Ranked 54th.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than South Africa
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>South African Press Association (SAPA)</p>	<p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	84.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 9 times more than South Africa
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>SABC - state broadcaster with 20 regional and national services in 11 languages, including: national English-language network SAfm; contemporary music station 5 FM; national Afrikaans station Radio Sonder Grense; national Zulu station Ukhozi FM; Sesotho station Lesedi FM</p> </p>Channel Africa - SABC's pan-African external radio</p> </p>YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&B, soul and hip-hop station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>	<p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America's largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	134.8 Ranked 41st. 37% more than United States	98.17 Ranked 111th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	961.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th. 14% more than United States	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>SABC - state broadcaster, operates three national TV networks, two pay-TV channels</p> </p>e.tv - free-to-air, commercial; also operates news network eNCA</p> </p>M-Net - pay-TV, pan-African audience</p>	<p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	127.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
Televisions per 1000	130.11 Ranked 100th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa
Personal computers per 1000	84.03 Ranked 25th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than South Africa
Radio broadcast stations	AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	29.62 Ranked 57th.	193.19 Ranked 18th. 7 times more than South Africa
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	825.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 49% more than South Africa
Internet > Users > Per capita	108.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 6 times more than South Africa
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	78.75 Ranked 132nd.	442.8 Ranked 25th. 6 times more than South Africa
Televisions	6 million Ranked 29th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than South Africa
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	105.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 5 times more than South Africa
Internet users > Per 100 people	8.58 Ranked 125th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. 9 times more than South Africa
Internet > Internet users	20.01 million Ranked 25th.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	25.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 50th.	198.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 8 times more than South Africa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	881.5 Mbps Ranked 57th.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 1101 times more than South Africa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 92nd.	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th. 174 times more than South Africa
Personal computers	3.97 million Ranked 10th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 56 times more than South Africa
Television broadcast stations	556 Ranked 3rd.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Africa
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	1.25 billion min. Ranked 24th.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 66 times more than South Africa
Radios per 1000	368.63 Ranked 89th.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	941.52 Ranked 76th. 1% more than United States	932.29 Ranked 78th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$27.02 billion Ranked 18th.	$991.69 billion Ranked 1st. 37 times more than South Africa
Internet > Percent using internet	41% Ranked 102nd.	81.03% Ranked 24th. 98% more than South Africa
Telephones > Mobile cellular	64 million Ranked 19th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.336 per capita Ranked 84th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	87.59 Ranked 123th.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 5 times more than South Africa
Telephone mainlines per 1000	100.19 Ranked 87th.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>The Star - Johannesburg-based daily, city's oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Sowetan - Johannesburg-based tabloid</p> </p>Beeld - largest Afrikaans daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>	<p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Television receivers per 1000	127.06 Ranked 88th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	22 Ranked 45th.	819 Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than South Africa
Internet > IP addresses per capita	417.67 Ranked 72nd.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than South Africa
Average cost of local call	0.07 Ranked 50th.	0.09 Ranked 3rd. 29% more than South Africa
Internet > Users	5.1 million Ranked 23th.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than South Africa
Internet > Internet penetration	41% Ranked 107th.	81% Ranked 29th. 98% more than South Africa
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	719.51 Ranked 47th. 5% more than United States	682.36 Ranked 50th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,336.1 Ranked 40th. 35% more than United States	987.53 Ranked 110th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	4.03 million Ranked 41st.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than South Africa
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	68.39 million Ranked 19th.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa
Internet > Internet Service Providers	150 Ranked 10th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 47 times more than South Africa
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.11 million Ranked 54th.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than South Africa
Telephones > Main lines in use	4.13 million Ranked 42nd.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	7.69 Ranked 133th.	44.41 Ranked 23th. 6 times more than South Africa
Active military personnel	62,082 Ranked 41st.	1.43 million Ranked 1st. 23 times more than South Africa
Radio receivers per 1000	335.97 Ranked 83th.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	724.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th. 6% more than United States	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	26.58 Ranked 65th.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	68.39 million Ranked 19th.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Africa
Radio receivers	13.75 million Ranked 26th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 42 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	59.47 million Ranked 22nd.	327.58 million Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa
Television receivers	5.2 million Ranked 29th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	516 Ranked 15th.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	13.59 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 83% more than United States	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th.
Mobile phone subscribers	33.96 million Ranked 17th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Africa
Telephone system > International	country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)	country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP	150 Ranked 4th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 47 times more than South Africa
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	3.5 Ranked 73th.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 48 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	4.03 million Ranked 41st.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than South Africa
Radios	17 million Ranked 24th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 34 times more than South Africa
Internet > Hosts	1.3 million Ranked 34th.	316 million Ranked 1st. 244 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	25.41 Ranked 50th.	198.27 Ranked 16th. 8 times more than South Africa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	18.89 Mbps Ranked 91st.	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th. 176 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.41 million Ranked 32nd.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 41 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	18 Ranked 50th.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 83 times more than South Africa
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	72.73% Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United States	11.6% Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	1.12 million Ranked 30th.	55.95 million Ranked 3rd. 50 times more than South Africa
Internet > Top level domain	.za	.us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.099$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 4th. 13% more than United States	0.088$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 8th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.435 Ranked 71st.	2.63 Ranked 38th. 6 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	330 Ranked 24th.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	30.17 Ranked 59th.	195.85 Ranked 19th. 6 times more than South Africa
Telephone system > Domestic	combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 140 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria	a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code	.za	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	4.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 113th.	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 20 times more than South Africa
Telephone mainlines	4.73 million Ranked 27th.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than South Africa
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	27.47 min. Ranked 80th.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 10 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.138 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 83% more than South Africa
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	3.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 73th.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 47 times more than South Africa
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	63.21$/month Ranked 18th. 4 times more than United States	14.95$/month Ranked 120th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	27.6 min. per capita Ranked 78th.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 10 times more than South Africa
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	27.27% Ranked 58th.	88.4% Ranked 16th. 3 times more than South Africa
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$547.80 Ranked 34th.	$3,230.18 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Africa
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	537.47$ per capita Ranked 31st.	3,851.5$ per capita Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	566 Ranked 12th.	898 Ranked 10th. 59% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	1,227 Ranked 25th.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than South Africa
Mobile cellular subscriptions	45 million Ranked 23th.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Africa
Internet > Broadband subscribers	165,290 Ranked 48th.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 299 times more than South Africa
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	3.25 Ranked 64th.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 7 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	1,002 Ranked 24th.	10,762 Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	16 Ranked 44th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 92 times more than South Africa
Internet > IP addresses	20.39 million Ranked 20th.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 76 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	163.51 Ranked 24th.	367.37 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	6586000000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.87 Ranked 105th.	24.02 Ranked 18th. 28 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	78.75 Ranked 138th.	442.8 Ranked 28th. 6 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	5,418 Ranked 27th.	68,175 Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	12.7 million Ranked 21st.	234.41 million Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Africa
Television broadcast stations per million	13.59 Ranked 17th. 83% more than United States	7.43 Ranked 15th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	138.5 Ranked 42nd.	253.07 Ranked 36th. 83% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	156 Ranked 32nd.	4,245 Ranked 6th. 27 times more than South Africa
Internet > TLD	.za	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	92.23 Ranked 74th. 4% more than United States	88.87 Ranked 80th.
Internet > Livejournal users	682 Ranked 37th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 1896 times more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1,104 Ranked 26th.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 235 times more than South Africa
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	6 Ranked 36th.	109 Ranked 6th. 18 times more than South Africa
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	0.119 Ranked 47th.	0.355 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2006.11.10	2003.11.24
Telecommunications > Country calling code	27	1
Telephone subscribers per 1000	819.71 Ranked 56th.	1,230.67 Ranked 35th. 50% more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	26% Ranked 62nd.	74.7% Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa
E-Government rating	42 Ranked 80th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 43% more than South Africa
Population covered by mobile telephony	96% Ranked 35th.	99% Ranked 28th. 3% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	31.36 per 1 million people Ranked 37th.	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 56% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	8.44 Ranked 37th.	13.83 Ranked 34th. 64% more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.364 Ranked 69th.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 14 times more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	23.3 per 1 million people Ranked 74th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 37 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	4.42 million Ranked 35th.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	190 Ranked 33th.	6,583 Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	31.37 Ranked 37th.	49.08 Ranked 35th. 56% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	3.48 per 1 million people Ranked 49th.	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa
Internet > Livejournal users per million	14.61 Ranked 119th.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 302 times more than South Africa
Internet > Linux web servers	85 Ranked 20th.	11,108 Ranked 1st. 131 times more than South Africa
Website defacements	147 Ranked 14th.	429 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Africa
Website defacements per million	3.27 Ranked 49th. 2 times more than United States	1.51 Ranked 69th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	14.47 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 4 times more than United States	3.33 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.
Television standard > UHF	PAL I	NTSC M
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	5.73% GDP Ranked 16th. 2 times more than United States	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	725.35 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United States	345.72 Ranked 61st.
Telephone subscribers	38.69 million Ranked 15th.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than South Africa
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	825.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 49% more than South Africa
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	< 0.1%	85%
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	14.47 Ranked 27th. 4 times more than United States	3.33 Ranked 47th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	4.86 Ranked 48th.	24.44 Ranked 27th. 5 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	87342000000	291122000000
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.386 Ranked 128th.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 13 times more than South Africa
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	1 November 2011	February 17, 2009
Royalties and fees	$1.40 Ranked 31st.	$134.30 Ranked 5th. 96 times more than South Africa
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	2.18 Ranked 117th.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	83.75 Ranked 75th.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 18 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	314 Ranked 23th.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 24 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	25.61 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 56% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	4.86 per 1 million people Ranked 49th.	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 5 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	0.844 per 1 million people Ranked 54th.	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 10 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	3.48 Ranked 48th.	11.24 Ranked 31st. 3 times more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	7.63 million Ranked 9th.	107.57 million Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	27 Ranked 53th. 27 times more than United States	1 Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code	+27	+1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	261.28 Ranked 62nd.	740.25 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	10.56% Ranked 101st.	22.13% Ranked 60th. 2 times more than South Africa
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	12.58% Ranked 104th.	43.14% Ranked 26th. 3 times more than South Africa
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	21.07% Ranked 89th.	30.02% Ranked 58th. 42% more than South Africa
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	6.73 Ranked 66th.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	32.26 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th. 64% more than South Africa
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	26.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than South Africa
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$453.91 million Ranked 36th.	$22.44 billion Ranked 3rd. 49 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	8.44 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 64% more than South Africa
Television standard > VHF	PAL I	NTSC M
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners	Season 1, 2002 : Heinz Winckler <br> Season 2, 2003 : Anke Pietrangeli <br> Season 3, 2005 : Karin Kortje <br> Season 4, 2006 : Dewald Louw	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2002</a> : Kelly Clarkson <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_2%29">Season 2, 2003</a> : Ruben Studdard <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_3%29">Season 3, 2004</a> : Fantasia Barrino <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2005</a> : Carrie Underwood <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_5%29">Season 5, 2006</a> : Taylor Hicks <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_6%29">Season 6, 2007</a> : In progress
Internet > ISP per million	3.34 Ranked 10th.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than South Africa
Telephone system > Regulation	1997	1934
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	48.2 per 100 mainlines Ranked 20th. 4 times more than United States	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	9.07 Ranked 123th.	50.81 Ranked 17th. 6 times more than South Africa
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	7.94 Ranked 130th.	44.02 Ranked 25th. 6 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	13.19 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 7% more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	0.844 Ranked 53th.	8.66 Ranked 33th. 10 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	13.19 Ranked 35th.	14.12 Ranked 36th. 7% more than South Africa
Internet > Linux web servers per million	1.89 Ranked 56th.	38.98 Ranked 5th. 21 times more than South Africa
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	426,000 Ranked 56th.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 172 times more than South Africa
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	8.76% Ranked 35th.	12.49% Ranked 15th. 43% more than South Africa
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.61% Ranked 60th.	12.78% Ranked 16th. 8 times more than South Africa
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	23.13 Ranked 72nd.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 38 times more than South Africa
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	9.77% Ranked 85th. 6% more than United States	9.22% Ranked 87th.
Phone subscribers	364.32 Ranked 66th.	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than South Africa
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.364 per 1 million people Ranked 68th.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 14 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	1,262 Ranked 24th.	14,225 Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	33 Ranked 41st.	2,333 Ranked 3rd. 71 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	136 Ranked 33th.	3,027 Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than South Africa
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere	July 2006	September 22 2005
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,336.1 Ranked 41st. 38% more than United States	965.4 Ranked 113th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	32.26 Ranked 41st.	52.8 Ranked 38th. 64% more than South Africa
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	13.26$/month Ranked 63th. 3 times more than United States	5.21$/month Ranked 153th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	0.5 Ranked 8th.	1.2 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Africa
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	22.74$/month Ranked 27th.	25.02$/month Ranked 26th. 10% more than South Africa
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	40.43 Ranked 68th.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 31 times more than South Africa
Internet servers using encryption	1,994 Ranked 25th.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 190 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	3.99 Ranked 43th.	15.76 Ranked 30th. 4 times more than South Africa
Internet > ISP > Per capita	3.35 per 1 million people Ranked 9th.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	25.61 Ranked 37th.	39.95 Ranked 34th. 56% more than South Africa
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	100.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 6 times more than South Africa
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.764 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 5 times more than South Africa
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.5 Ranked 21st.	35.9 Ranked 1st. 72 times more than South Africa
Telephone lines	4.42 million Ranked 31st.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than South Africa

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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